How To Install Laminate Flooring Around Closet Doors

Note the location of your bottom pivot plates and mark the location on your laminate flooring.

How to install laminate flooring around closet doors.

When you come to the end of the first row cut the length of plank needed to complete the row. Lay a scrap piece of laminate flooring over a piece of foam next to a door jamb. You ll find additional security for your closet doors if you mount them to the subfloor. Remove the doors and install your bottom door mounts in the location of the bottom pivot plates on both doors.

The foam underlayment is typically included when you purchase laminate flooring. Install the second plank next to the first by aligning the tongue into the groove and press the plank down to snap it in place. First butt a piece of laminate against the bottom of the door jamb and draw a line where the top of the laminate meets the door jamb. It acts as a sound barrier and.

Drill through the laminate flooring and into your subfloor. This line will be your cut mark.